It was not so much a straw in the wind as a cheese in the wind. It’s a chewy, salty cheese that is delicious grilled: halloumi, as they call it in the Greek-speaking Republic of Cyprus, or hellim, as it is known in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.

Contrary to the suggestion made by Mustafa Farooq in his column Fear fuels imam certification folly (July 25), the standing Senate committee on national security and defence did not propose that government intervene to certify or establish a registry of Islamic or other clerics.

The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe July 1 by Minnesota dentist Walter J. Palmer has sparked an international outcry over trophy hunting, but also has ignited a dialogue about human treatment of animals in general, including the effectiveness of conservation practices, the value of keeping animals in captivity and whether we are doing enough

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's reputation as an economic manager has taken a bit of a hit as Canada experiences a possible recession. So much so that a Nanos Research poll this week showed that 47 per cent of people believe that electing NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair would have a positive or somewhat positive effect on the economy. Liberal Justin Trud

Since 1980, the average cost overruns
for the summer Olympics have been 252
per cent. It's one of the more
alarming facts Andrew Zimbalist has to
share with Canadians and taxpayers
across the country thinking over
whether Toronto should bid for the
2024 summer Olympics.

Last Friday, Turkey joined the war
against Islamic State (IS), the
terrorist-run entity that now controls
eastern Syria and western Iraq. After
four years of leaving the border open
for supplies to reach IS, the Turkish
government sent planes to bomb three
IS targets in Syria.